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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72397	To the right honourable the lords and others of His Majesties most honourable Priuie Councell	Hughes, Lewes, fl. 1620.	1625 (1625)	STC 13920.5; ESTC S5222	13,284	27

a certaine quantity of corne into the Forts to be kept there in store and handled the matter so after he was come ouer as he drew all the company to beleeue that by meanes of his industry and care the Ilands were so well furnished with corne and the Ratts destroyed Wherevpon to require his care they did bestowe vpon him the stately house that he had built and three shares of the best land in all the Ilands At his comming away he left the Gouernment in the hands of one Captaine Kendall who through pouerty was constrained to take out of the Forts the corne that Capt. Tucker and caused to bee brought in After Capt. Kendall succeded Capt. Nathaniel Butler a man well qualified euery way for such employment He no sooner saw how God had done his part to make those Ilands strong and safe from all forraine inuasion by fortifying them round about with fearefull rockes and shoules so as there is no comming neare with shippes to inuade them but in two narowe and durious channels which doe lead into two goodly and large Harbours and how the first Planters in Capt. Mores time had done them best endeauours in the matter of artificiall fortifications as On the channell that leadeth into the west harbour they had builded a strong Fort and a Castle which they called the Kings Castle where they had mounted 18. great Pieces on carriages sent from England which through the negligence of succeeding Gouernors were gone to decay Capt. Butler tooke small rest till he had repaired such as could be repaired and made new cariages of cedar for the rest so now those 18. great Peices are very seruiceably mounted so also are all the other great Peices in the rest of the Forts As not farre from that channell towards the south is a Fort built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time called Charies Fort where are two great Peices On the North side of the Channell Capt. Butler bath built a strong Fort to slanker the Kings Castie which he called Southampton Fort where are fiue great Peices seruiceablely mounted by Cap. Butler on carriages of cedar Which Fort doth make a great showe to the sea as though it were a Castle To the Northward of that Fort the first Planters in Capt. Mores time built a Fort which they called Pembrooke Fort where are two great Peices The other Channell that leadeth into the Fast Harbour commonly called the Towne Harbour hath on the one side towards the North a Fort built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time called Rogers Fort where are 7. great Pieces On the other side towards the South is a Fort called Smiths Fort built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time where are 5 great Peices Not farre from that Channell towards the north is a Fort called Penistons Fort built by the first planters in Capt. Mores time where is one great Piece A little from that Fort is a Fort built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time called Sands Fort where are 2. great Pieces On a Hill neare the Harbour is a Fort built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time called Warwicke Fort where are 3. great Pieces to command the Harbour On a Hill neare the Towne was a high Mount built by the first Planters in Capt. Mores time blowne downe with a terrible gust of winde is now built vp againe higher and stronger by Capt. Butler where is also one great piece mounted by Capt. Butler to gine warning In the Towne vpon the Wharfe are 7. great Pieces mounted by Capt. Butler to command the Harbour which great Pieces he recouered out of certaine Wrackes Captaine Butler hath built in the Towne a faire towne Hall of stone and a faire strong Prison of cedar In the Maine he hath built throe faire long Bridges of cedar like Kingston Bridge In his time the Kings I awes were established in the Ilands and the Assites kept orderly as they are in England Before his time ever since Capt. Mores time the Gouernors will went for lawe and some of the Kings Subiects were hanged contrary to the Kings law and some condemned and censured to perpetuall slauery Captaine Butler did ordaine sort euery Tribe a Iustice of the Peace a Constable Chu●…h wardens Side-men and Waywards and did cause Cages Stockes and Cucking-stooles to be made in euery Tribe Notwithstanding the great care that he had to suppresse since it did abound euery day more and more through the want of Gods Word the Ilands being pestered with leud Persons taken vp out of the S●…es out of Newgate and Bridewell In his time I came to England to seed I could perswade some Ministers to goe ouer and to dequaint the Company with the weake estate of the Ilands and gr●…uances of the people which were ready to mutany When I came into the Barmude Court to present the grieuances of the People and weake estate of the Ilands St. Edwas Sand misinforthed by Capt. Tucker did stand vp in the face of the Court to accuse me of many soule crimes saying vnto me Mr. Lewes you doe vse in your Sermons to speake against the Church of England to raile vpon Bishops and to say that the Booke of Common Praier is but in dide Wises tale and you will not Baptize Children vnlesse their Parents doe first make confession of their Faith To his first accusation I answered that the Church of England was my Mother and that al the knowledge all the faith and hope of saluation that I haue I had it in the Church of England which I take to be the true Church of God and that therefore my tongue shall be cut out of my mouth before it shall speake against the Church of England as some doe To his second concerning tailing vpon Bishops I tolde him that it were too much peeuishnesse for me to meddle with the Bishops there where they could not meddle with me The truth is that preaching vpon the suffering of our Sauiour Christ I shewed how the high Priests were the greatest enemies that our Sausour had and from them I gathered that the grace of God and learning d ee not alway goe together and for proofe of my doctrine I shewed how the Romish Lord Bishops are the greatest supplanters of Christian Religion and shedders of Christian blood and did nominate bloody Bonner Bishop of London and Gardner Bishop of Winchester Not speaking a word of the reuerend Fathers the Bishops of the Church of England as it now stands whom I honour from my heart for the good that I haue and dayly doe receaue out of their godly and learned Works To his third accusation concerning the Booke of Common Praier I answered that I was so farre from speaking as I neuer had and hoped neuer should haue a thought in my heart tending to that way wherevpon Sr. Edwin did produce mine Enemie Capt. Tucker for his Informer Capt. Tucker did produce Capt. Kendall who testified that he had heard me

Company and in suing for my wages I Did Contract with the Company but for three yeares after 50 pounds per annum as appeareth by their Order of Court made the 18. of March 1613. for which I acknowledge my selfe to be satisfied The Copy of the Order TAking in consideration the necessitie of sending ouer sufficient Ministers they were giuen to vnderstand of one Master Lewes Hughes who prosereth him selfe to be imployed for three yeares and referred the determination to a priuate meeting which was held the 26. of this present where they agreed viz. Master Gouernour Master Deputie c. That be should if he could not enioye his health returne with the first shipping and to haue for the time he stayes 50. pounds per annum viz. 10. pounds to himselfe and 40. pounds to his wife or to his Atturney Those three yeares being expired I wrote to the Company for more Ministers that I might come home they sending none I was constrained to stay For the next yeare after the expiration of the Contract viz. 1617. Wherein I was kept there in much misery against my will the people being increased and dispersed vp and downe the Maine into eight seuerall Congregations besides the Colony hauing no Minister but my selfe to looke to them all liuing more like a slaue then a Minister of Gods word my seruant being detained from mee by the Gouernour so as I was constrained to liue comfortlesse alone and to goe vp down the Iland for fire wood and to bring it home vpon my backe and then to goe from house to house for fire and to goe with my pitcher through the Towne to the Pumpe for water and to doe other base and seruile offices very vnbeseeming a Minister of Gods word notwithstanding all these discouragements I did through the helpe of God preach constantly euery Thursday once and euery Saboth twise besides Cathechising therefore I hope that the Company being Honorable will not offer lesse then 100. pounds for that yeare considering that out of my loue to the Plantation I did goe for 50. pounds per annum when they were willing and did offer to giue to another 100. pounds who would not goe vnder 200. For the yeare 1618. I require 100. pounds because the Company by an Order of Court held the 24. of Iune did allowe for foure Ministers for each of them 100. pounds per annum and notwithstanding did leaue me there alone to beare the burthen of that yeare without the helpe of any Minister the people still encreasing and the Ilands pestered with lewde disordered persons taken vp out of the streetes out of New-gate and Bridewell Some of the company doe say that I was not alone but had one Mr. Keath to helpe me The truth is that Mr. Keath was no Minister neither was he any helpe but a great plague vnto me and was like to be the ruine of vs all when taking part with Mansfield the Vsurper against the lawfull Gouernor ' he was the first man that out of the Pulpit cried a Mansfield a Mansfield and so was like to set vs together by the eares to cut one anothers throate euen in the Church The Copie of the order THe Ministers shall be chosen here in a quarter Court and the prouision for them there is to bee made on this sort There shall be erected 4. Churobes and 4. Parsonages belonging to them and shall haue 50. acres for each Parsonage and vpon each of those Parsonage Gleabs there shall be placed 4. men taken off from the comon land to occupie the same to halfes for the behoofe of the Minister and for the yearely maintenance of the Ministers Ouer and aboue the houses and gleabs it is ordered that there shall bea apportioned to them out of the fruites of the earth growing and accruing out of their seuerall Parishes a certaine portion by way of charge vpon euery share or Farme so as to make each Ministers allowance in that kinde to the value of 100. pounds For the yeare 1619. I require 100. pounds per annum because the Company in a Court held the 25 of February agreed order that the said order touching the Minister should be prosecuted and for the payment of the Ministers wages they layed 3. pence the pound on the Tobacco and left me alone to beare the burthen of that yeare also till the latter end of it that one Mr. Lang was sent to assist me who dyed there vnto whose Widow the Company haue paid after a 100. pounds per annum according to the order The Copie of the order TAking into consideration the defect of the Ministery in the Summer Ilands hauing at this present but onely two viz. Mr. Lewes and Mr. Bridges and vnderstading that the said Mr Bridges is not sufficient to execute his function as they desire It was thought conuenient for the educating the Inhabitants in the feare of God that two able Ministers shall presently be sent to assist Mr. Lewes whom they wish may bee desired to stay And the said two Ministers to bee seated and imployed vpon the Tribes and for their maintenance it is agreede that the former order shall bee prosecuted touching the Ministery and what shall faile in that of making good to each of them 100. pounds per ann that then there shall be an imposition of 3. pence the pound and not aboue laid there vpon the Tobacco which shall returne the occupiers being willing to beare halfe with the owners in the contribution And touching Mr. Bridges it is thought fit to send for him home vnlesse he please to stay as a priuate man without salary from the Company My Aduersaries doe say that the Company since my comming for England haue paid their Moitye and that I was to receaue the other in the Ilands and that therefore the Company are not to pay it To them I answere that I neuer could haue foure men to manage the Gleabe-land according to the order and therefore the people did not contribute there but haue paid their Moitye in money heare according to the imposition layed on their Tobacco For the yeare 1620. wherein finding my selfe to faint vnder the intollerable butthen with I was constrained to vndergoe I came to England to see if I could perswade some Ministers to goe ouer and also to acquaint the Company with the grieuances of the people which were ready to mutany And also to acquaint them with the weake estate of the Ilands most needfull to bee lookt into in time I require a 100. pounds according to their law Because it was neuer heard that a Minister in England comming to London about the Important affaires of the Common-wealth had his liuing sequestted from him for that time For the yeare 1621. Wherein I did returne to the Summer Ilands the Company then in their generall Letters did desire the Gouernor to prouide for me according to their orders which he could not doe because the Tobacco Haruest was past before their letters came Therefore I desire that the 100 pounds due for that yeare may bee made good some other way the poor people there hauing paid their moity in money here according to the imposition that was layed vpon their Tobacco For the yeare 1622. I am satisfied because the Gouernor according to the order did leauie 600. weight of Tobacco to make vp the Tobacco which was made that yeare on the gleabe land to the value of a 100. pounds starling For the yeares 1623. 1624. wherein the Company haue not as yet discharged me of my Cure neither by order of Court nor by warning nor by any satisfaction but haue kept me in suspence suing for my wages with much griese of heart being much indepted hauing no meanes to pay my depts nor to relieue my selfe my poore Wife and Family but by borrowing and going on the soore so as my deptes are increased The lease of my house which cost me 30. pounds laied in pawne for 12. pounds is forfeited It is also forfeited to the Landlord for not paying the last quarters rent a Bond of 60. pounds is forfeited for non paiment of 27. pounds My poore aged wife whose heart is almost broke with grieuing is miserable weake and sicke I hauing not a penny to buy her a loase of bread but as I borrow or begge For these two yeares that haue beene so grieuous and chargeable vnto me I will thankfully accept of what your Honours shall think fit either by way of salary because I am not as yet discharged of my Cure or by way of dammage in regard of my losses and hindrances Concerning the agreement which as they say was made at my returned to the Summer Ilands viz. That if the Company would pay vnto my Wife 95. pounds and giue me the transportation of two men I would be therewith satisfied and put the Company to no more charges which agreement the Company did breake first in refusing to pay the said 90. pounds to my wife which hath brought her to such want and griefe as is like to cost her her life and therefore I am not bound to stand to it considering they brake it first Thus I haue deliuered vnto your Honours the iust cause of my complaints which in the bowels of CHRIST LESVS I commend vnto your honours charitable consideration for speedy redresse of my wrongs In Witnesse of the truth of all the premises I haue hereunto subscribed my name LEVVES HVGHES